series of spots for bloomberg businessweek section focusing on energy’s resources, education and future development.
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slate: 9/11 conspiracy theories
a piece for slate about 9/11 conspiracy theories and theorists.
slate: where were you when you first heard? by jeremy stahl
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slate: all the president’s pens
president obama has made epic use of the autopen to the point of signing a bill into law with it. this, however, opens up a constitutional problem. the mechanically recreated signature itself is not an issue, but using this machine (or any proxy) without the president being in the room, according to article I of the constitution, is. anyway, go to slate to read the full nitty gritty, i just draw the pens running amok.
semi related: sometimes i have know the authors of slate articles, have emailed with them, or just recognize their names. this article was written by someone i don’t know, terry l. turnipseed. terry, your name is awesome. that is all.
slate: all the president’s signatures, by terry l. turnipseed
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slate: dysfunctional by design
does the partisan deadlock in washington drive you insane? yeah, me too. slate looks at how congress is designed to be ineffectual:
The idea that Congress is dysfunctional by design is neither original nor new. Political scientists have made this argument for years, but we have ignored it, perhaps because it interferes with our enjoyment of the theater of Congress. If one were to announce, before the play begins, that precisely nothing will happen by the time the curtain drops, it’s hard to get the audience engaged.
ah, politics as theater. sigh.
slate: why congress deserves an “A”, by shankar vedantam
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slate: facial-recognition
slate: smile, you’re on everyone’s camera, by farhad manjoo.
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wall street journal: small business, big innovation
tiny people holding a giant lightbulb! a mini illustration (microstration? millustration? petit dessin?) for the wall street journal’s small business, big innovation competition. i enjoy working in this icon-like style, parsing the drawing down, seeing how well these little dudes and their bulb hold up at different sizes. that said, i would have preferred if they had decided to run this illustration on the side of a building, or projected it on the moon instead of putting it on their website, but so it goes.
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slate: cramped
there is a distinct lack of innovation in airplane seating, unless of course you ride in super international foofoo class. while the writer looks at some of the improvements and offers suggestions, i prefer to think about what constitutes the least comfortable seats out there. i’m certain everyone has their favorites, here are three that rankle me.
slate: cramped, by witold rybczynski
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slate: roast chicken for two, a recipe
i like emails from art directors that begin: “today’s illustration story is already live and should be…err…interesting.” and so, off i went to sketch ideas for a recipe that calls for canoodling with your partner while your chicken in the oven, or as my finer writing sensibilities led to, roast chicken sex.
slate: roast chicken for two, a recipe, by michael ruhlman
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slate: weighing in
the case for kitchen scales and measuring by weight. oh who am i kidding, it just makes the flour feel fat.
slate: weighing in, by sara dickerman
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slate: 62 going on 22
a mother’s day essay, asking the question of when the author’s mom became more fun than her. it’s nice to think about our parents embracing their retirement, they have worked hard, raised us ingrates, and hopefully are able to enjoy some adventure and leisure. happy mother’s day to all the moms, especially mama eben!
slate: 62 going on 22, by jessica grose
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